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Chart Your Own Course

5th Annual Latornell Hockey Summit

Latornell Hockey SummitDelegates attending the Symposium are once again invited to lace up for pick up hockey. We’re looking for enthusiastic hockey players – skills not required. Keep watching for details.

For more information, contact Jeff Brick at brickj@thamesriver.on.ca.

Mini Putt Tournament - New for 2011

Mini Putt TournamentThe A.D. Latornell Conservation Symposium is pleased to offer a new Chart Your Own Course activity. Delegates are invited to participate in the mini putt tournament.

View the poster for more information or contact Jessica Isaac at Jessica.Isaac@eco.on.ca.

Astronomy Presentation - New for 2011

Water in space: A hands-on astro-expedition

Water in SpaceFrom Mars to the Moon to comets and some of Jupiter's 63 moons, you may be surprised at how many world in our solar system have water.

RAIN-OR-SHINE,join award-winning science journalist and "wilderness astronomer" Peter McMahon anytime between 8 and 11 pm for an interactive tour of the water sources of our solar system, during the peak of the annual Leonid meteor shower.

You'll have the chance to look at dozens of meteors per hour as well as planets and their moons through the latest telescope models, GPS star finders, and augmented reality iPad apps.

In the event of cloud, an all-request 3D planetarium show will tour participants around the sky, while telescopes will be demoed on outdoor objects with a guide to selecting and using gear.

Bio:
"Wilderness Astronomer" Peter McMahon has written or produced science stories for CTV, Discovery Channel, the Toronto Star, Canadian Geographic, Sky News, and Today's Parent. His latest book on space tourism - published by Kids Can Press - hits bookshelves as of September 2011.

Website:
www.wildernessastronomy.com

Outdoor (clear sky) Schedule:
  • wish on a shooting star-a-minute (approx) during the peak of the annual Leonid meteor shower
  • see Europa - one of Jupiter's 63-known moons - a world made almost completely of water
  • learn how comets, meteors, and asteroids may have seeded the Earth with the early building blocks of life, including primordial water
  • test-drive an array of the hottest new computerized and collapsible camping telescopes
  • try-out camping-trip-friendly GPS star finders and LIVE sky iPad apps
Indoor (cloudy or snowy sky) Schedule:
  • a 45-minute talk on the solar system's 5 biggest sources of water beyond Earth, including what we now know about liquid water flowing on Mars, and how a giant curling iron could someday melt through the water ice of one of Jupiter's moons to search for life in an underground liquid water ocean
  • indoor hands-on test-drives of the hottest new computerized and collapsible camping telescopes, GPS star finders and LIVE sky iPad apps
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Symposium Partners

Conservation Ontario

Conservation Ontario

University of Guelph

University of Guelph

RBC Blue Water Project

RBC Blue Water Project

Nottawasaga Inn Resort

Nottawasaga Inn Resort

Allset Inc.

Allset Inc.

Water Canada

Water Canada

Trees Ontario

Trees Ontario

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Ontario Stewardship

Ontario Stewardship

Ducks Unlimited Canada

Ducks Unlimited Canada

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What's New?
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Latornell Poll
Is social media (Twitter, Facebook, blogs) helping or hindering you to communicate science?
Yes, we use social media and it is helping us to communicate science and broaden our reach
Yes, we use social media but it is difficult to communicate science
No, we don’t use social media, but we want to
No, we wouldn’t use social media to communicate science
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Pre-Latornell Activities
Pre-Latornell Forum on Ecosystem Services Pre-Latornell Groundwater and Geology Workshop
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Symposium Co-hosts
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